1、Designation:B22416Standard Classification ofCoppers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B224;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
2、 reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This is a classification of the various types of coppercurrently available in refinery shapes and wrought products incommercial quantities.It is not a specification for the varioustypes
3、of copper.1.2 In this classification,use is made of the standard copperdesignations in use by the copper industry.1.3 Although this classification includes certain UNS des-ignations as described in Practice E527,these designations arefor cross-reference only and are not requirements.Therefore,incase
4、 of conflict,this ASTM classification shall govern.1.4 This classification does not attempt to differentiatebetween all compositions that could be termed either coppersor copper-base alloys,but in conformance with general usagein the trade,includes those coppers in which the copper plusspecific perm
5、itted elements is specified as 99.85%or more,silver being counted as copper except in the case of UNSC10100 and C11040 where silver is not counted as copper.NOTE1Coppers may contain small amounts of certain elementsintentionally permitted to impart specific properties,without excessivelylowering ele
6、ctrical conductivity.The total copper plus specific permittedelements is specified as 99.85%or more.These intentionally permittedelements normally include,but are not limited to,arsenic,cadmium,chromium,lead,magnesium,silver,sulfur,tellurium,tin,zinc,andzirconium,plus deoxidizers,up to specific leve
7、ls adopted by the Interna-tional Standards Organization.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in theUnified Numbering System(UNS)B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys3.Terminology3.1 This classification covers definitions specific to thisdocu
8、ment and in conjunction with Terminology B846.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 sulfur-bearing coppercopper alloy containing aspecified amount of sulfur(C14700).3.2.2 tellurium-bearing coppercopper alloy containing aspecified amount of tellurium(C14500).3.2.3 wirea solid secti
9、on,including rectangular flat wirebut excluding other flat products,furnished in coils or onspools,reels,or bucks.3.2.4 zirconium-bearing coppercopper alloy containing aspecified amount of zirconium(C15000).4.Significance and Use4.1 This classification lists the types of copper availablefrom refiner
10、ies or fabricators,or both,defines the commonterms used,and gives the characteristics of many of thecoppers available.It is useful to the neophyte looking for theappropriate copper for a particular application.5.Basis of Classification5.1 Table 1 lists the standard designations,and the refineryshape
11、s and fabricators products currently produced.The listedcoppers are not necessarily available in the complete range ofsizes in the form shown,nor from any one supplier in all forms.5.2 Existing ASTM specifications for refinery copper andfor wrought copper products may cover more than one of thecoppe
12、rs listed in Table 1 or may include only part of the rangecovered by any one of the coppers shown in this classification.6.Keywords6.1 classification,coppers1This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B05 onCopper and Copper Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
13、 B05.07on Refined Copper.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published November 2016.Originallyapproved in 1948.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as B224 15.DOI:10.1520/B0224-16.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org
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15、OF CHANGESCommittee B05 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue(B224 15)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved Oct.1,2016.)(1)Modified 1.4 to agree with CDAs clarification of silvercontent.Committee B05 has identified the location of selected
16、 changes to this standard since the last issue(B224 14)that may impact the use of this standard.(Approved May 1,2015.)(1)Added C11025 to Table 1 to address comments receivedfrom Ballot B05.07(13-01).(2)Performed five(5)year review.TABLE 1 Classification of CoppersNOTE1Table 1 lists the standard designations,refinery shapes,and fabricators products.DesignationsType of CopperAUNS Nos.BForm in which Copper is AvailableCFrom RefinersFrom FabricatorsAWireBarsBillets CakesIngotsandIngotBarsFlat Produc
